ANNAPOLIS – Artwork from students across the state in 20 different school systems is now on display in the House of Delegates gallery space in Annapolis through Nov. 13. At a special reception Friday, Oct. 23, Maryland First Lady Yumi Hogan honored three of Maryland’s top student artists whose art is on display in the […]
ANNAPOLIS – Artwork from students across the state in 20 different school systems is now on display in the House of Delegates gallery space in Annapolis through Nov. 13.
At a special reception Friday, Oct. 23, Maryland First Lady Yumi Hogan honored three of Maryland’s top student artists whose art is on display in the capitol city. Hogan, who is an artist herself, is an active supporter of the arts and is an adjunct professor at Maryland Institute College of Art.
The display is supported through the Maryland State Department of Education’s Fine Arts Office and the Maryland State Arts Council, according to the state education department.
“Student work from more than 20 Maryland school systems are represented in the exhibition,” the department said. “The work will be displayed for the next three weeks, then moved to the Maryland State Department of Education.”
Students were able to submit their artwork for the display through their school system to the first lady’s office until Oct.1. School systems were able to send two digital copies artwork representing “the best of” all grade levels.
The students honored at the ceremony Friday included the three first-place winners, one of whom was Jasmine Diaz, a second grade student within Prince George’s County Public Schools at Vansville Elementary School in Beltsville. She won the first place prize for the elementary school level.
Other first-place winners included Mackenzie Clark, a sixth grade student from Kent County Middle School in Kent County, and Taylor Williams, a senior at Huntington High School in Calvert County.
Although the art exhibit will leave the House of Delegates gallery, Hogan has made a commitment to host a gallery bi-annually with shows in the fall and spring.